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WCPL provides one meeting room for community organizations to use. The Meeting Room with chairs theatre style – front facing- seating capacity = approx. 80 comfortably. The Meeting Room with rectangular training tables (20) & chairs (2 per)- front-facing –seating capacity = 40.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure equal access for all groups and provide for orderly scheduling and use of the room(s).  The meeting room may not be used for:

• sale or promotion of business products or services, except in conjunction with a library program;
• any meeting designed to financially benefit any individual or group, either at the time of the meeting or at a future date;
• meetings or public announcements sponsored by individual candidates and/or parties for local, state, or federal office.  Events such as candidate’s nights, which involve the invitation of all candidates and which are sponsored by independent civic organizations may be held in the library. Such meetings may not be used for re-election purposes. No meetings may be held by candidates and/or parties between the period of the primary and general election;

• meetings of religious or sectarian groups for the purpose of preaching or otherwise demonstrating the beliefs of their members.  Events which involve the invitation of any religious or sectarian groups and which are sponsored by independent organizations may be held in the library;

• family or social functions unless sponsored by the library or approved by the Director;
• any event for which an admission fee is charged.

Granting permission for the use of the meeting room does not imply library approval of the group or of the ideas presented at the meeting.  Publicity promoting a meeting should make clear that the library is not a sponsor of the event. The meeting room is available for the purpose of petition and remonstrance on public questions (issues related to the public school system and/or regarding city or county governance) provided that there is an open forum opportunity for the presentation of all sides of a question and 14-days notice is given to the Director.

WCPL provides one meeting room for community organizations to use. The Meeting Room with chairs theatre style – front facing- seating capacity = approx. 80 comfortably. The Meeting Room with rectangular training tables (20) & chairs (2 per)- front-facing –seating capacity = 40.